IAM_COMPACT_D6.3_IAM_COMPACT_CDE_plan_Update_2

This deliverable offers the final update to the IAM COMPACT Communication, Dissemination, and Exploitation (CDE) Plan, outlining the full scope and results of the project’s outreach strategy. Building on the foundations laid in the initial1 and first updated2 versions, it captures the efforts made to ensure that the IAM COMPACT project’s research outputs--including models, tools, insights, policy recommendations—reached relevant audiences and supported meaningful uptake at local, national, and international levels. Over the course of the project, the CDE plan evolved from a forward-looking into a fully operational strategy. It guided focused communication, encouraged knowledge exchange, and supported capacity building, particularly in the project’s four pilot countries, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Ukraine. Driven by a co-creative approach, it enabled active stakeholder participation and promoted the alignment of scientific work with real-world policy needs and priorities. This final update evaluates the whole-project CDE implementation strategy against 11 predefined performance indicators and long-term output and impact expectations. It offers an account of what was achieved, how tools and approaches were adapted and refined, and where the greatest added value was delivered. As such, it is both a final report and a reference point for similar research initiatives seeking to strengthen the interface between integrated assessment modelling, policymaking, and society.